Motsoaledi’s curse: When politics trumps health, people pay the price
NSP Review COMMENT It is a curable disease. It is a treatable disease. Yet, it has managed to devastate health systems and communities for centuries. When HIV arrived, this wily…
One patient, one nurse, one file – it isn’t that hard
I thought the struggle for TB/HIV integration was over. We won. ‘TB and HIV and AIDS will now be treated under one roof.’ These were the exact words of President…
VIDEO: TB Aware: Nulda Beyers
TB scientist Professor Nulda Beyers speaks about the critical needs to employeers to enable employees to get tested and treated for TB.
Credit: Thom Pierce
VIDEO: TB Aware: Lungi Langa
Health journalist Lungi Langa shares her journey of being diagnosed with TB, surviving the horrid treatment and then having to deal with her daughter also being diagnosed with TB.
Credit: Thom Pierce
VIDEO: Free State in chains
The TAC has been leading a campaign to fix the Free State health system. There have been a number of interventions including hearings into people’s experiences of the health system. The demand is clear: Fire the MEC Dr Benny Malakoane, drop the charges against the innocent Community Health Workers and fix the health system.
PrEP is effective at preventing HIV in high-risk gay men
[caption id="attachment_3511" align="alignnone" width="520"] Image: Robert Hamblin[/caption] In April 2010, South Africa launched an ambitious HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign. Apart from some concerning reports of forced testing, the…
HIV testing: Has the wave broken?
April 2010, South Africa launched an ambitious HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign. Apart from some concerning reports of forced testing, the campaign was a success, testing over 10 million…
A better first line?
A new study is being planned for South Africa. The results from the study could change first-line treatment here and in other low- and middle-income countries. What are the new…
START changes everything
results in from the landmark START trial, all dials are aligning on how to beat back the HIV epidemic. Everything is set, but will there be lift-off? In July findings…
Concern over pyrazinamide resistance
is an important drug for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB). Together with three other drugs, it makes up the four-in-one pill that people with drug-susceptible (DS) TB are treated with…
Time to scale up IPT in South Africa
Most people who inhale the tuberculosis (TB) bug never get sick with TB because their bodies are able to contain the bug successfully. When the body controls TB infection like…
Judging conditions at Pollsmoor
[caption id="attachment_3509" align="alignnone" width="570"] “In one of the cells, we noted 60 inmates with 24 beds.” [/caption] Constitutional Court Judge Edwin Cameron and his law clerks have published a scathing…